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How to Fix Replay Errors due to Unconfigured Dynamic Fields
Are you getting an error that says ""Extractor could not locate content on page for variable xxxxx".?  It may be due to a dynamic variable th...
Mon, 23 Mar, 2020 at 11:59 AM
How do I edit the hostname or URLs in a virtual browser testcase?
(Note: we also have a blog post on this topic, it's dated, but remains relevant:  http://www.webperformance.com/load-testing/blog/2011/07/modifying-reco...
Mon, 9 Oct, 2017 at 4:26 PM
How do detection rules work?
What are detection rules? When you file a support request with us, we may send you a small file called a detection rule. This file allows Load Tes...
Thu, 27 Oct, 2016 at 2:07 PM
Load Tester runs out of memory during a load test.
  On the Controller Make sure you're using the 64-bit version of any software (load engine or controller, Windows or Linux). If you're laun...
Wed, 23 Mar, 2016 at 6:16 PM
How do I extract using a regular expression in a real browser testcase?
These instructions assume you have experience building and running real browser testcases, including creating and editing real browser steps from scratch. I...
Wed, 23 Mar, 2016 at 6:36 PM
After upgrading to 6.6: Retried a request after 0 seconds.
These retries have been part of Load Tester since the beginning, but starting with 6.6 we turned on reporting for these events. We began reporting retry...
Wed, 10 Aug, 2016 at 12:08 PM
How many load engines do I need?
When configuring your load engines, Load Tester estimates how many are needed. The estimation algorithm tries to account for many variables in your test c...
Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 at 10:50 AM
What are the hardware requirements for a load engine?
We don't have specific hardware requirements - you can install our load engine on any modern Windows or Linux machine. Or use our cloud engines runnin...
Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 at 10:52 AM
How to add the diagnostic log to a ticket?
When investigating some questions, it is helpful for us to see Load Tester's diagnostic log. When we ask for this, please follow these steps: Sh...
Tue, 23 Apr, 2019 at 10:19 AM
How to turn on additional diagnostics
When investigating some problems, we may ask you to turn on additional diagnostics. This will put more information into the diagnostic log for us to lo...
Thu, 1 Sep, 2016 at 8:56 AM